ILLUSTRATIONS OF STEAM MACHINERY AND STEAM NAVAL ARCHITECTURE.ATLAS [Only].to the Enlarged Edition of Tredgolds work on The Steam Engine
by TREDGOLD, Thomas;
- Used
- Condition
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- Seller
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BUDERIM, Queensland, Australia
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About This Item
John Weale, London, 1840. Folio with 122 of the original 125 engravings,26 double page fold out .A few dampstains not affecting the engraved surface, some plates are foxed others are free of foxing.The last plate has been rpaired and loosely inserted. There is a small previous owners stamp on the title page.This copy appears to have 122 plates of the 125 called for although the numbers are consecutively paginated 1- 118 with an additional 4 plates. Binding is quarter calf with raised bands and title label ,cloth boards, See illustrations. This atlas is notable for its rare illustrations of the first Steam Driven Paddle Steamers.This is a large and heavy book and may require extra postage.
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- Bookseller
- A & F MCILREAVY BUDERIM RARE BOOKS (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 24577
- Title
- ILLUSTRATIONS OF STEAM MACHINERY AND STEAM NAVAL ARCHITECTURE.ATLAS [Only].to the Enlarged Edition of Tredgolds work on The Steam Engine
- Author
- TREDGOLD, Thomas;
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- John Weale, London, 1840
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A & F MCILREAVY BUDERIM RARE BOOKS
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BUDERIM, Queensland
About A & F MCILREAVY BUDERIM RARE BOOKS
Alan and Fiona McIlreavy been Antiquarian Booksellers for over 40 years, in St Andrews in Scotland and in Melbourne Australia. Buderim Rare Books was established in 2000 when we returned to Australia. Buderim is on Queensland's Sunshine Coast ten minutes from the Pacific Ocean. We have a shop and an online catalogue. Shop hours 9.15- 2.00 pm until further notice
Glossary
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...